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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70850	The famous history of Valentine and Orson being the two only sons of the Emperour of Greece : deciphering their wonderful births, their valiant atchievements, their heroical minds, and their noble enterprises : drawn up in a short volume ... / written by Laurence Price.; Valentin et Orson (French romance). English.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1673 (1673)	Wing P3361; ESTC R2011	6,392	24

Pepin Orson Valentine The Famous HISTORY OF VALENTINE AND ORSON BEING The two only Sons of the Emperour of GREECE Deciphering their wonderful Births their Valiant Atchievements their Heroical Minds and their Noble Enterprises Drawn up in a short Volume on purpose to give the better satisfaction to them that desire to hear and know the truth in few words Written by LAVRENCE PRICE This little Book such vertues doth contain Hardly the like in all the World again LONDON Printed for William Whitwood at the sign of the Bell in Duck Lane 1673. The Famous HISTORY OF Valentine and Orson Chap. I. How the Lady Bellisant sister to King Pepin was solemnly married to the Emperour of Greece and how they departed towards Constantinople THere Lived a worthy and renowned King in the famous Kingdom of France called King Pepin who had one only sister whose name was fair Bellisant this beautiful Lady was no less vertuous than comely nor no less 〈◊〉 then prudent than both She 〈◊〉 ●●●ly beloved of all sorts of people the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 loved her for her Clemency the Gentry loved her for her fidelity the Commons loved her for her sweet behaviour and the poor loved her for her Charity The same of this gallant Lady resounded not only through the Principal Povinces of France but through all the whole world from one end to the other so that to this Lady came many a Princely Potentate hoping to gain her good will in Marriage Amongst the rest of her noble and renowned Suppliants came the high and mighty Emperour of Greece who after many daies spent in the Court of France atchieved the beauteous Ladies love and with the consent of her Brother and all the Nobility he took her to wife where a long and spacious time was spent in feasting and merriment to solemnize the Royal and Nuptial bonds of Matrimony which were made between the Emperour and fair Bellisant Sister to the King of France But now behold what came to pass on the sudden There came a Post sent from Constantinople to certifie the Emperour that there was like to be● great insurrection and combustion in many of his Provinces except his Highness would be pleased to make a speedy return to his own Country thereby to pacifie the outrages of the people and renew a settled peace The Emperour and his friends having taken the matter into their consideration how that Divisions might be a means to raise mutenies and mutenies to raise seditions and seditions to raise civil wars and that civil wars might bring ruine and destruction both on himself and all his adherents for ever Therefore he rather chusing to forsake his pleasures in France than to endanger the ruine of his own Kingdom took leave of his Brother the King of France and the rest of the Princes and Nobles of his Court he prepared himself with his fair Bride for their journey unto their Court at Constántinople Their departure caused great heaviness at the Court insomuch that there was never more sorrowful hearts grieved minds and weeping eyes than at that time for the departure of that modest and well governed Lady who with her Lord in short space arrived at their desired Haven Chap. II. Of the treachery Practised by the Arch-Priest of Constantinople against the fair Empress Bellisant NO sooner was the Emperour and his fair Empress arrived at the Port of Constantinople but they were entertained with as much joy and Solemnity as if the Gods themselves had descended from Olymphus to give welcome for those long lookt for Guests and for a congratulation they prepared all manner of dainty fare all manner of rare Musick and all sorts of rich Ornaments fit for their wearing Many Kings Princes Lords and Ladies came from other Countries and presented many Rich and costly Gifts to the royal and beautiful Empress the Lady Bellisant and happy were they that could have so much Favour as to kiss her Princely hand But as Morpheus and Venus distracteth and troubleth Love-sick persons whether they sleep or wake so doth Fortune and envy act their parts of cruelty and tyranny amongst the chief Monarchs and Princes as may appear by those Golden Pair of Turtles the Emperour and his loving Mate In that Court of great Magnificence there lived a supposed Religious man whose title was Arch-Priest or Arch-Bishop but he proved himself to be an Arch-Traitor as you shall presently hear This Arch-Priest was a great Favourite to the Emperour and so well thought of in the Emperours Court among the Nobility that whatsoever he said was a Law For if there was any one had any business with the Emperour they could not get admittance without the Arch-Priests consent Which the Empress Bellisant perceiving thinking him to be a just and upright man afforded him the like respect as others did and oftentimes in secret would reveal her mind unto him Upon a time it came to pass they being all alone together he being filled with lust and carnal desire burst forth in these words unto her Most beauteous fair and comely Lady I your humble and devoted Servant with all the respects belonging to such a noble personage as you are desire the grant of one boon unto which if you perform I am a living man if you deny you are a dead woman The Lady hearing him say so answered him in this manner Sir I am as yet but a stranger in this Empire but yet will I afford you any thing that is mine to give so far forth as reason doth require and that my Princely Husband gives way to Then Madam quoth he this it is I desire your love insomuch that I may embrace the sweet and pleasant enjoyments of your love and to do with you according to my will When the Lady heard him talk and finding him to be lustful minded she spake unto him in this manner O thou dissembling hypocrite thou false and faithless tyrant thou blood sucking traytor thou perjured villain how canst thou for shame ask such a question of me Didst thou not once swear to be true to thy Lord and Master and wilt thou now go about to ravish his espoused Wife Depart from me and for the fault thou wouldest have committed ask God forgiveness and keep thine own counsel and I will no further speak of it When the wicked wretch had received his denial he presently departed the Room vowing to be avenged of the Lady and so having laid a platform of mischief in readiness to work his design went to the Emperour and spake unto him in this sort O my Noble Lord and Master I that have been all times well known to your self your true and faithful servant and beloved of all men for my loyalty to your Highness I am now with grief of heart enforced to reveal a secret unto you which is of great concernment and this it is The Lady Bellisant your wife which you thought to be so vertuous chast and honest is known and found to be